GMC Number: 7137859
Year and location of first qualification: Medicine, Cardiff University 2011
Specialty: Radiology
Clinical interests: GI, gynaecology
Secretary: Alex Palmer
Telephone number: 01174149010
Professional membership(s): MRes King's College London 2014, FRCR London 2018
Email address: noor.ali@nbt.nhs.uk
GMC Number: 6164352
Year and location of first qualification: 2007, Bachelor of Medicine (MB) Bachelor of Surgery (BS) from University College London & Royal Free Medical School
Specialty: Palliative Care
GMC Number: 7040611
Year and location of first qualification: 2009, University of Oxford
Specialty: Anaesthesia
Clinical interests: Obstetric anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia as well as anaesthesia for general surgery, neurosurgery, trauma and orthopaedics.
Secretary: Anaesthetic Secretaries
Telephone number: 01174142641
Email address: ben.ballisat@nbt.nhs.uk
GMC Number: 6074952
Year and location of first qualification: University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff
Specialty: Nephrology
Clinical interests: Lead for renal vasculitis, patient education and peer support, Associate Tutor at University of Bristol
Secretary: Leah Mason
Telephone number: 01174147697
Professional membership(s): MBBChB, MRCP (UK), MRCP (Neph)
Email address: saira.risdale@nbt.nhs.uk
GMC Number: 6097324
Year and location of first qualification: MBCHB 2004
Specialty: Anaesthetics and Acute Pain
Email address: Sarah.Mortimer@nbt.nhs.uk
GMC Number: 6118909
Year and location of first qualification: 2005 - University of Sheffield Medical School
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Clinical interests: Hand surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, lower limb trauma, major trauma
Secretary: Debbie Rice / Maddie Champion
Telephone number: 01179546611 (Debbie) 01174140850 (Maddie)
Professional membership(s): GMC, MPS, BAPRAS - Full Member, BSSH - Full member, UK Diploma in Hand Surgery
Email address: George.Wheble@nbt.nhs.uk
GMC Number: 7083358
Year and location of first qualification: 2010, Exeter & Plymouth
Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Clinical interests: High risk pregnancies, women at risk of preterm labour, obstetric ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis and management of fetal abnormalities, operative vaginal birth and intra-partum research
Secretary: Kathryn McConnachie
Telephone number: 01174147140
Email address: stephen.o'brien@nbt.nhs.uk
Dr Stephen O'Brien is a Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in Fetal Medicine. He completed his specialist training in the West of England, including a PhD in operative vaginal birth at the University of Bristol.
His interests include the diagnosis and management of fetal abnormalities, women at risk of preterm birth and operative vaginal birth. He is the national co-ordinator for training in operative vaginal birth for the RCOG.
The purpose of this training is to help you:
You may be very familiar with AAC, or very new. You may be using a high-tech device, or something paper-based. Either way, we think you will learn something new.
You can access the training at anytime online. Please allow 45 minutes for the training as you will need to watch videos and complete tasks as part of the training.
1. Watch the YouTube video below
As of 1 April, 2022, North Bristol NHS Trust has been designated as one of nine Specialised NHS England Complex Mesh Centres, supporting patients with mesh complications linked to urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse in the South West.
These centres provide management of urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse mesh complications, with the engagement of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), which includes surgeons, physicians, imaging specialists, nurses, pain specialists, physiotherapists, and clinical psychologists in line with the published service specification.
The MDT of specialist clinicians is led by Professor Hashim, Consultant Urological Surgeon, and Mr. Madhu, Consultant Urogynaecologist.
Referrals:
Referrals to the North Bristol NHS Trust Mesh Complications Specialist Service MDT will be from hospital trusts and GPs in the South West, as listed below.
Patient mesh complications referrals will be triaged by the Clinical Lead(s), and invited to an outpatient appointment. They will be referred to selected members of the MDT as required, and each patient will be discussed at the monthly MDT meeting. An outpatient appointment will then be arranged with the patient to discuss and agree their treatment plan.
The region covered includes:
Hospital Trusts:
GPs within the following Integrated Care Partnerships:
To refer:
To contact us:
Telephone: Lynda Bishop, MDT coordinator for the Bristol Mesh Specialist Service: 0117 414 0899
Email: bristolmeshserviceadmin@nbt.nhs.uk
Further information
Patient information and decision aids are available from the British Society of Urogynaecology